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ARENA Training Center welcomes you. We are a family owned and operated competitive Dojo and openly welcome recreational students. We have been serving the Lake County communities since 2011. We offer Judo, Boxing, and recently added Boot Camp exercise class. We cater to all ages and skill levels to gain ability and knowledge. We ensure the proper training, technique, and attention is given to all our students to achieve success. Many of our students have placed in state, regional, national, and inter-national competitions and tournaments. We are committed to guiding your child or yourself to reach the goals you want whether its on or off the competition mat. Enjoy our website, learn who we are, what our message is, and what you can gain from joining us. Experience the family friendly environment and gain skills for the competitive edge.

BOXING

Boxing is a classic sport with a long and rich history. Regardless of skill level and ability when you walk in, boxing will make you stronger, leaner, faster, etc. If you are looking to enter the boxing ring or do it for recreational exercise give us a look.

JUDO

Judo is a representative Japanese sport which has an international character. Judo contributes enormously to friendship and peace among nations of the world today by offering an area in which people can come together for a fruitful exchange. Judo helps promotes the happiness and prosperity of all mankind. There can be no loftier goal. Judo is a mix of standing and ground techniques. It incorporates submissions, grappling, jujitsu, take-downs, throws, and immobilization, chokes and arm bars. (chokes and arm bars are for advanced students.

BOOT CAMP

Boot Camp is a new excercise program recently added. This exercise class focuses to shed weight, gain lean muscle mass, increase strength, flexibility, and self confidence. Join us in a friendly group environment structure with positive encouragement to reach your goals for all excerise skill levels.

Benefits of ARENA Training Center Judo

Focus and Self Control: Judo will assist your child's attention span. This will allow them become better listeners in the dojo, in the classroom, and at home.

Confidence and Self-Esteem: With progression of our training program comes increased skills and hard earned achievements they will take pride in

Self Defense and Safety: Competition focused techniques in lessons may be used in life for evasion and become more aware of their surroundings. Judo is the safest contact sport for children under 13 yrs of age. (Source: American college of sports medicine)

Decision Making: Your child will learn to make quick and well informed decisions by balancing pros and cons of their and others actions

Character Development: Students will learn to win and lose in a positive manner that will help them in life and become well rounded individuals

Humility and Modesty: Your child will become both the student and teacher as they practice and spar with others in class as they share knowledge

Friendship and Having Fun: Your child will look forward to class each week as they increase their skills, see their classmates, and have fun doing it

SPECIAL NEWS AND EVENTS

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Lets put our hands to together to cheer our very own instructor Nefeli. She has accepted the invitation to join the team that represents the United States for the 2018 Pan American Championships. The tournament was be held on the weekend of April 20th. Below are a few photos from that event.

She has also been invited to the COUPE CANADA CUP held on the weekend of June 29th. With every open competition and invitation Nefeli competes in, her fight to reach the 2020 Olympics gets closer.

The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan. Instructor Nefeli is actively working towards her dream to qualify for the Olympic Games in Judo. She is ranked #1 in the US and #17 in the world for her weight class. Donations are currently being collected to help offset traveling expenses as she competes in the Pan-American Open in Santo Domingo, European Open in Serbia, and Grand Prix in Zagreb to achieve the required qualifying points. Lets help her reach her American dream and grant our country the ability to be represented by the best in our nation! For more information to give a donation, please CLICK HERE.

We will be hosting a series of self defense seminars to help fund Nefeli's path towards her dream to reach the 2020 Games. Why not join in the effort to help a Lake County, IL local and actively learn some defense moves while having fun.

We would like to thank Westosha Dojo and Sensei Rhett for hosting Nefeli's clinic on Saturday May 5. We would also like to thank all the students who signed up for the clinic. We have added a few photos from the clinic.

COMING EVENTS

Fall In!

Boot Camp Class

Your New Year's resolutions don't have to end on January 2nd. Join our new Boot Camp exercise class led by multi-national Judo champion Nefeli Papadakis. Time to get back into the shape you always wanted. No time like the present to make that change for the better you. So it's time to FALL IN!!

Kids Combat Talent Search

We are hosting our first annual kids combat talent search on Thursday May 24 and Friday May 25. Kids ranging from age 4 to 12 may participate. No experience is required to sign up and join the event. The event will consist of fun drills and learn martial art techniques. The coaches will observe for good comprehension, coordination, and attitude. All participants will receive two free weeks judo lessons. One boy and one girl will be awarded 2018 membership, uniform, and patch for free. Tell your friends and come out on for a wonderful time and a great deal. Registration forms due by Saturday May 21. ($1900 value, o monetary value or exchanges, minimum of 50 participants must sign up for prizes to be award) CLICK HERE FOR FLYERCLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM

Tournament Director: Doug Tono, 7th dan

Date: Saturday June 16, 2018

Address: 158 S. Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL 60015

Registration: www.Tohkon.com

KIDS JUDO SUMMER CAMP

Monday June 11 to Friday June 15

Price: $120 per student

Training schedule pending

Hotel arrangements pending for those outside the Madison area

Judo Jujitsu Madison will be hosting a kids Judo training camp this summer. 8th degree black belt, international referee, and coach Sensei Os. Millan will be leading the staff for the camp.